Characters
Chapters 1-2
Chapters 3-5
Chapters 6-7
Chapters 8-9
100

He's a mysterious millionaire. 


What character is this describing?

Jay Gatsby

100

What does Tom buy Myrtle in chapter 2?

A dog. 

100

How does Nick differ from other guests at Gatsby's party?

He is invited. 

100

Where does the showdown between Tom and Gatsby occur? 

A hotel

100

Where is Gatsby killed?

His swimming pool.

200

He's an overtly bigoted millionaire.


What character is this describing?


Tom Buchanan

200

Why does Nick's narration become disjointed and difficult to follow during the party in Tom and Myrtle's apartment?

He is drunk.

200

What causes Daisy to cry during the tour through Gatsby's house?

The beautiful shirts. 

200

Who drives the car that kills Myrtle?

Daisy

200

Who kills Gatsby?

George Wilson

300

She has a voice like money. 


What character is this describing? 

Daisy Buchanan

300

Why is Myrtle unhappy in her marriage to George?

George is poor. 

300

What is the juicy tidbit of gossip that Nick remembers about Jordan Baker?

Jordan cheated at golf.

300

Daisy finally rejects Gatsby when Tom identifies him as a(n) ___________

Bootlegger

300

What happens to Nick and Jordan's relationship at the end of the novel?

They break up.

400

A mobster who fixed the 1919 World Series.


What character is this describing?

Meyer Wolfsheim 

400

According to Catherine, what is the reason Tom couldn't divorce Daisy?

Daisy is a Catholic. 

400

What is Jay Gatsby's real name?

James Gatz

400

At the end of chapter 7, why does Nick refuse to go into Tom and Daisy's house?

He wanted nothing more to do with Tom, Jordan, and Daisy. 

400

Who attends Gatsby's funeral?

Nick, Gatsby's father, and Owl Eyes

500

A wealthy, drunken yacht-owner.


What character is this describing?

Dan Cody

500

What is Gatsby's one redeeming quality?

His extraordinary gift for hope.

500
What happens to the green light after Daisy came to Gatsby's house?

It lost significance.

500

What shocks Gatsby when he visits Tom and Daisy's mansion at the start of chapter 7?

Daisy's child. 

500

What is the symbolic difference between East Egg and West Egg?

"old" money vs. "new" money